2006 Tulane Green Wave football team

2006 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference	Conference USA West
2006 record	4–8 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Scelfo
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 69,703)


2006 Conference USA football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
Southern Miss ^x	6	–	2	9	–	5
East Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	6
Marshall	4	–	4	5	–	7
UCF	3	–	5	4	–	8
UAB	2	–	6	3	–	9
Memphis	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Division
Houston ^x†	7	–	1	10	–	4
Rice	6	–	2	7	–	6
Tulsa	5	–	3	8	–	5
SMU	4	–	4	6	–	6
UTEP	3	–	5	5	–	7
Tulane	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by head coach Chris Scelfo, who was fired after the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	6:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 7–45	16,506
September 16	6:00 PM	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		W 32–29	38,130
September 23	7:00 PM	at #10 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	L 7–49	92,135
September 30	6:30 PM	SMU	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 28–33	21,565
October 7	1:00 PM	Rice	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 38–24	15,064
October 14	8:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 20–34	35,930
October 21	1:30 PM	at #7 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 13–38	79,837
October 28	1:00 PM	Army*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 42–28	21,053
November 4	6:30 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CSTV	L 21–42	25,128
November 11	1:00 PM	Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 3–31	21,687
November 18	1:00 PM	UCF	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 10–9	15,341
November 24	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 3–38	15,502
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Tulane Green Wave football

Venues	Tulane Stadium 1926–1974 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 1975–2013 Yulman Stadium 2014–present

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU: Battle for the Rag Southern Miss: Battle for the Bell

Culture & lore	Riptide "The Olive and the Blue" "The Hullabaloo" Tulane University Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees All-Americans

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